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Assessment of community’s knowledge, attitude and practice about onchocerciasis and community directed treatment with Ivermectin in Quara District, north western Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: The African Program for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC) has been working with ultimate goal of reducing the public health and socio-economic problems associated with onchocerciasis within a period of 12–15 years. Although dedicated community engagement is crucial for the success of the pro...

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Autores principales:	Weldegebreal, Fitsum, Medhin, Girmay, Weldegebriel, Zemichael, Legesse, Mengistu
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2014
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3975635/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24612494 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-98

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